as in commemorated
to be a memorial of
at the entrance to the park stands a statue memorializing the novelist Sir Walter Scott
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Recent Examples of memorialized
Cities are now reassessing how Chavez is memorialized, including whether to remove statues or rename public spaces.
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Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
His image is memorialized in a shipping container at the farm that is used to store fresh vegetables and fruits.
—Nicole MacIas Garibay, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Days later, he was memorialized by Morgan Freeman at the Academy Awards.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
The crime is memorialized with a dust mask, one of the recovered revolvers, and the circular key ring.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
The university’s top leader said at the time that Richie was not properly memorialized after her death in 2000.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
Quarterback Matthew Caldwell sprinted for a 50-yard run, leaving the rest of the world in a blur, and Diggins memorialized the feat in a mesmerizing snapshot.
—Sports Editor, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
In a deeply emotional moment on the show, Hunter memorialized his late sister, Joanna Lewis, who died in Vacaville in 2011.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Instead, days later, Judy, an abstract painter whose source of inspiration was the natural world, was memorialized in her lush garden by friends, family, and most particularly by her twin, Betsy, who read passages from a letter Judy had written her the previous summer.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
His image is memorialized in a shipping container at the farm that is used to store fresh vegetables and fruits.
—Nicole MacIas Garibay, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Days later, he was memorialized by Morgan Freeman at the Academy Awards.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
The crime is memorialized with a dust mask, one of the recovered revolvers, and the circular key ring.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
The university’s top leader said at the time that Richie was not properly memorialized after her death in 2000.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
Quarterback Matthew Caldwell sprinted for a 50-yard run, leaving the rest of the world in a blur, and Diggins memorialized the feat in a mesmerizing snapshot.
—Sports Editor, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
In a deeply emotional moment on the show, Hunter memorialized his late sister, Joanna Lewis, who died in Vacaville in 2011.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Instead, days later, Judy, an abstract painter whose source of inspiration was the natural world, was memorialized in her lush garden by friends, family, and most particularly by her twin, Betsy, who read passages from a letter Judy had written her the previous summer.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorialized
commemorated
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Monaco's house of Grimaldi commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Rose Ball Saturday, with an event that looked to the future.—
Diego Parrado,
Vanity Fair,
22 Mar. 2026
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In 2025, Los Angeles commemorated Cesar Chavez Day with a march and rally in Pacoima and a Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, among other events throughout the region.—
Ryan Carter,
Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Memorialized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorialized. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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